Genesis (2018)

In a post-apocalyptic society, living underground as protection from pollution, the main concern is getting enough food and finding other survivors. A pollution-resistant android with A.I. is developed to help obtain this.

Directors:

Freddie Hutton-Mills, Bart Ruspoli

Writers:

Freddie Hutton-Mills, Bart Ruspoli

Stars:

Olivia Grant, Chiké Okonkwo, John Hannah

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olivia Grant	...	Dr. Eve Gabriel
Chiké Okonkwo	...	Abel
John Hannah	...	Paul Brooks
Warren Brown	...	Ainsley
Ed Stoppard	...	President Pope
Ben Shafik	...	Sgt. Derek Cain
Rick Warden	...	Dr. Albert Smith
Wim Snape	...	Hughes (as William Snape)
Wendy Glenn	...	Dr. Samantha McDonald
Stefano Braschi	...	Vice President Jimenez
Amrita Acharia	...	Alexa Brooks
Paul Nicholls	...	Lt. Shane Frost
Jack Healy	...	Cooper
Francesca Cherruault	...	Chapman
Robert Boulter	...	Pvt. Walsh

Storyline

'Genesis' is the third feature from British writing and directing duo Bart Ruspoli & Freddie Hutton-Mills. The first in a sci-fi trilogy, 'Genesis' explores the nature of free will and what it means to be human, against a post apocalyptic backdrop where the remnants of mankind attempt to create A.I. to save them from extinction. The film stars John Hannah (The Mummy trilogy, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Olivia Grant (Stardust, Indian Summers), Warren Brown (Strike Back, Luther) and Chike Okonkwo (The Birth of a Nation, Being Mary Jane).

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Plot Keywords:

post apocalypse | hazmat suit | future | dark future | dystopia | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Production company site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Genesis: The Fall of Eden

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Genesis Films, Vistaar Religare Film Fund, White Hot Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

While Abel is practicing with an rifle simulation the scope used on the rifle had a Trijicon ACOG scope on the rifle backwards.

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Quotes

Paul Brooks: [narrating] Paul Brooks journal day 518. It was once said that those suffering from the incapacity to love are living in hell. I often wonder if Dostoevsky wanted to say more, because what I know of hell isn't simply a place where love doesn't exist. Nor is it a place you go when you die. Hell is here, in this facility. In the body and in the mind.Hell is a battle you know you will one day lose. It's waking up every morning with the very real threat that it could be your last. It's watching ...

User Reviews

Why bother?

It seemed like they wanted to make a movie that asked big ethical questions about humanity and AI. Unfortunately, it also seemed like no one involved in the writing process had even a rudimentary grasp of ethics. At no point could any character be bothered to even attempt to distinguish between murder and self-defense or act like the distinction might change the appropriate ethical response. Other than that it was generally just a mess of mediocrity.